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Aporia

[ə-POR-ee-ə]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Latin, 16th century

1.

An irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text, argument, or theory.

2.

(Rhetoric) The expression of doubt.

Examples of Aporia in a sentence

"Today’s English class will focus on rhetorical devices such as aporia."

"Mark Antony gives a speech dripping with aporia in the third act of ‘Julius Caesar.’"

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